Health Behavior Faculty and Staff

More than 20 faculty and 60 adjunct faculty members guide students, colleagues and communities from across the globe in scholarship, research and service.

Our faculty are renowned as local and global leaders in various fields within public health. Their work and impact are enhanced by the diversity of their academic and professional backgrounds, volunteer service and experiences. If you are interested in more information about faculty members, please click on their name for their profiles, visit our research page or view the list of faculty research interests by topic.

Even though the in-person portion of the Minority Health Conference was cancelled due to inclement weather, we'll still be watching the live webcast at 2pm EST!
Won't you join us? http://bit.ly/webcastMHCView on Facebook

This just in! WUNC’s The State of Things will re-air its 20-minute interview with Minority Health Conference keynote speaker Dr. William A. "Sandy" Darity, Jr. and conference co-chair and doctoral student May Chen tonight at 8 p.m. Tune in to hear a preview of the exciting things to come at the conference this Friday.
You can also listen to the interview now at http://wunc.org/post/bridges-between-economic-mobility-and-minority-healthView on Facebook

Prevention Partners released a report giving the state of NC some low to failing grades in public health areas like smoking and physical activity. MPH alum and current research fellow Rachel Zucker and HB professor Laura Linnan explain more in this Daily Tarheel article.View on Facebook

Happy Monday indeed. Congrats to Jessica Pepper, PhD alum and postdoctoral research associate at UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center for receiving the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Outstanding Dissertation Award for her paper on e-cigarettes.
“I believe this paper will become a classic in the field” - Professor Noel BrewerView on Facebook

Faculty candidate Nisha Gottfredson will be providing an in-depth analysis on self-medication this coming Monday at 9:30 a.m. in the BCBS auditorium. Join us for what will be an interesting talk!
https://sph.unc.edu/hb/hb-events/View on Facebook